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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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