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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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