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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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