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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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