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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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