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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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