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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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