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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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