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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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