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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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