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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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