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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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