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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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