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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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