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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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