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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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