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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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