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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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