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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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