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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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