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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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