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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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