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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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