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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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