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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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