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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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