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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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