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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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