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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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