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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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