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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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