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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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