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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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