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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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