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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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