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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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