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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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