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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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