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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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