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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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