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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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