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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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