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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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