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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational 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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