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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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