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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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