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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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