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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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