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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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