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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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