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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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