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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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