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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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