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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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