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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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