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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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