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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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