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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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