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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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