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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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