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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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