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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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