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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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