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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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