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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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