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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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