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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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