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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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