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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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