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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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