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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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