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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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