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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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