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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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