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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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