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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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