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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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