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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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