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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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