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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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