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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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