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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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