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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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