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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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