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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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