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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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