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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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