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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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