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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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