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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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