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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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