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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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