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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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