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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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