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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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