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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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