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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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