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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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