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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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