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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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