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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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