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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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