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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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