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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business 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 educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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