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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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