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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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