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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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