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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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