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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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