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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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