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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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