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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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