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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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