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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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