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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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