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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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