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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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