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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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