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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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