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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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