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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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