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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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