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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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