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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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