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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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