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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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