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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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