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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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