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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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