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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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