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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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