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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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