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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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