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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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