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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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