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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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