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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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