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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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