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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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