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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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