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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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