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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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