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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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