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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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