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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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