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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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