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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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