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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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