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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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