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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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