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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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