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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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