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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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