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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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