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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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