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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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