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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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