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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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