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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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