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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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