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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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