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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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