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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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