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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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