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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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