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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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