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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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