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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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