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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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