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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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