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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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