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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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