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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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