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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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