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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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