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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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