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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always 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 online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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