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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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