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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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