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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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