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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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