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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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