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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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