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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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