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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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