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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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