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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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