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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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