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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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