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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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