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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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