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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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