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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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