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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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