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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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