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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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