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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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