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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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