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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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