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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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