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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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