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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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