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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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