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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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