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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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