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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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