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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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