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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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