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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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