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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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