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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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