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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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