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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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