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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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