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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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