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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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