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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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