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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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