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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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