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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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