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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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