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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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