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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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