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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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