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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the 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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