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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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