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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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