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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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