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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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