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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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