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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the 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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