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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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