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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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