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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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