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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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