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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner 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 distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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