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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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