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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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