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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines 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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