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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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