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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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