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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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