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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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