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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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