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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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