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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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