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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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