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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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