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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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