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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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