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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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