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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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