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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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