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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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