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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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