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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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