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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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