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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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