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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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