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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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