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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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