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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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