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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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