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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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