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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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