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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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