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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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