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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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