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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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