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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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