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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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