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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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