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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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