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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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