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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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