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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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