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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key 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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