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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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