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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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