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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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