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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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