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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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