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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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