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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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