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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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