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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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