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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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