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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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