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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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