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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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