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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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