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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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