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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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