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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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