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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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