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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need 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 analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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