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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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