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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important 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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