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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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