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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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