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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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