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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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