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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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