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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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