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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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