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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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