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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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