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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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