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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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