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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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