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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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