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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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