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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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