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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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