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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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