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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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