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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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