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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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