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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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