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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. These massive open courses are usually 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 education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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