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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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