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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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