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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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