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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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