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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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