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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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