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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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