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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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