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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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