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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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