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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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