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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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