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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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