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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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