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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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