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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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