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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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