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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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