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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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