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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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