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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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