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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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