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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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