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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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