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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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