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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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