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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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