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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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