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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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