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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews 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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