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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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