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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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