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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally 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 several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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