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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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