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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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