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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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