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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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