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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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