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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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