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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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