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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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