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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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