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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses 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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