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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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