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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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