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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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