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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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