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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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