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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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