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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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