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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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