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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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