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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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