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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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