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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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