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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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