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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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