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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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