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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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