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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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