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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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