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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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