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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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