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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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