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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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