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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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