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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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