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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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