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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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