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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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