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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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