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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key 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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