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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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