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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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