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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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