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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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