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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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