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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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