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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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