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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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