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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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