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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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