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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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