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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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