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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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