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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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