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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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