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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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