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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are 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 organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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