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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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