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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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