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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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