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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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