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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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