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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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