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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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