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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically 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 issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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