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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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