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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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