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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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