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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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