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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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