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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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