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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are usually 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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