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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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