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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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