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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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