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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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