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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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