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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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