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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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