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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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