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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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