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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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