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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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