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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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