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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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