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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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