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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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