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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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