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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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