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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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