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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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