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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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