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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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