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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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