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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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