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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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