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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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