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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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