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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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