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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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