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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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