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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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