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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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