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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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