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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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