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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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