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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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