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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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