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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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