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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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