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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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