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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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