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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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