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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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