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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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