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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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