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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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