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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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