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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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