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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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