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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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