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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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