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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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