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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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