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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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