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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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