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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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