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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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