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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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