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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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