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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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