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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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