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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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