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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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