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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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