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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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