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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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