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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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