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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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