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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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