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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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