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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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