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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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