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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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