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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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