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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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