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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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