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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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