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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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