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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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