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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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