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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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