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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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