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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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