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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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