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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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