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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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