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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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