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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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