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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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